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1 escueto
adj.plain, bare, concise, unadorned.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin adornos) bare, plain, unadorned2 (conciso) concise, brief, succinct* * *(f. - escueta)adj.plain, simple, concise* * *ADJ [verdad] plain, naked; [estilo] simple; [explicación, presentación] concise, succinct* * *- ta adjetivo < explicación> succinct; <lenguaje/estilo> concise, plain* * *= stark, bald, lean [leaner -comp., leanest -sup.], terse.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.Ex. While Baskerville's italic was a lean, elegant letter, the most radical departure from tradition since the French academic italic of the 1690s.Ex. This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.* * *- ta adjetivo < explicación> succinct; <lenguaje/estilo> concise, plain* * *= stark, bald, lean [leaner -comp., leanest -sup.], terse.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.Ex: While Baskerville's italic was a lean, elegant letter, the most radical departure from tradition since the French academic italic of the 1690s.Ex: This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.* * *escueto -ta‹explicación› succinct; ‹lenguaje/estilo› concise, plainno se extendió mucho, fue muy escueto al respecto he didn't go into great detail, he was very succinctsu mensaje fue escueto his message was concise o brief* * *
escueto◊ -ta adjetivo ‹ explicación› succinct;
‹lenguaje/estilo› concise, plain;
escueto,-a adjetivo plain
(lenguaje) concise
' escueto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escueta
English:
bare
- crisp
- stark
* * *escueto, -a adj[sucinto] concise; [sobrio] plain, unadorned;fue o [m5] estuvo muy escueto en la rueda de prensa he was rather unforthcoming at the press conference* * *adj succinct, concise* * *escueto, -ta adj1) : plain, simple2) : succinct, concise♦ escuetamente adv
См. также в других словарях:
unforthcoming — index noncommittal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unforthcoming — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not willing to divulge information. 2) not available when needed … English terms dictionary
unforthcoming — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unforthcoming — adjective Not forthcoming; laconic or uncooperative The coachs manner was dour and unforthcoming … Wiktionary
unforthcoming — adj. * * * … Universalium
unforthcoming — un|forth|com|ing [ ,ʌnfɔrθ kʌmıŋ ] adjective not willing to talk or provide information … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unforthcoming — adjective 1》 not willing to divulge information. 2》 not available when needed … English new terms dictionary
unforthcoming — UK [ˌʌnfɔː(r)θˈkʌmɪŋ] / US [ˌʌnfɔrθˈkʌmɪŋ] adjective not willing to talk or provide information … English dictionary
unforthcoming — [ˌʌnfɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ] adj not willing to talk or provide information … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
unforthcoming — un forth•com′ing adj … From formal English to slang
unforthcoming — /ˌʌnfɔθˈkʌmɪŋ/ (say .unfawth kuming) adjective reluctant to give out information; reticent …
